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Scrum Master

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Chennai

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Scrum Master

AstraZeneca

posted 28d ago

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Job Description

Job Title: Scrum Master
Career level - D1
Introduction to role
At AstraZeneca, we believe in more than just making life-changing medicines; we believe in a future where discovery is defined by bold, dynamic, and visionary individuals. As a Scrum Master, you ll be at the forefront of a revolution in drug discovery, harnessing the power of remarkable technology and advanced AI capabilities. Work collaboratively in our dynamic, globally distributed team to design and develop data products in the cloud, accelerating scientific breakthroughs like never before.
Accountabilities
  • Running sprints in JIRA/Confluence with all standard Agile Ceremonies along with Sprint planning, Backlog refinement and Stand-ups
  • Agile coaching for your Scrum Teams and supporting the Product Owner, especially with respect to refinement and maintaining the product backlog
  • Updating JIRA with progress, structuring JIRA dashboards and completing Sprint reports
  • Resolving sprint blockers and managing capacity allocation during delivery for 1 or 2 Sprint teams
  • Coordinating Product-owner led Demos, Performance Metric reviews and Retrospectives
  • Identifying and Implementing measurable continuous improvements within the Scrum teams
  • Facilitate the teams progress toward Sprint goals, commitments, and successful delivery - Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-up, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective
  • Foster a positive team environment, growing the teams candour and confidence to take on challenges. Ensure everyone is respected, contributes effectively, and is heard
  • Resolving sprint blockers and managing resource allocation during sprints delivery from multiple teams
  • Acts as a change agent that increases the productivity of the team
  • Removing impediments to the development progress, actively coordinating with external teams to resolve dependencies, and timely escalation when beyond the team s control
  • Ensure ongoing and active collaboration between the Product Owner and the Development team for Story definition and acceptance, ensuring the development quality products first time
Essential Skills/Experience
  • Experience playing the Scrum Master role for at least 5 years for a software/data development team.
  • Experience with widely successful Agile approaches and techniques.
  • Experience engaging project stakeholders not familiar with Scrum.
  • Strong communication, interpersonal and mentoring skills.
  • Experience as a Leader, Motivator and Facilitator.
  • Problem-solving and conflict-resolution ability.
  • Some traditional project management experience (eg. Coordinate release management, create project documentation, manage communications to stakeholders, negotiate schedule with stakeholders, provide status reports to stakeholders not familiar with Agile methods).
  • Jira knowledge and usage.
Desirable Skills/Experience
NA
AstraZeneca is a place where your work has a direct impact on patients lives. We combine cutting-edge science with leading digital technology platforms and data to drive productivity and innovation. Our dynamic environment offers countless opportunities to learn and grow while working on projects that transform our ability to develop life-changing medicines.
Ready to make an impact? Apply now to join our team!
Date Posted
10-Feb-2025
Closing Date
09-Mar-2025
AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent

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Scrum Master salary at AstraZeneca

reported by 6 employees with 8-10 years exp.
₹11.4 L/yr - ₹15.5 L/yr
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AstraZeneca Benefits

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